Susan Greenhalgh

Susan Greenhalgh

Keynote Speaker: Author, Anthropologist & Specialist on Contemporary China; Research Professor of Chinese Society at Harvard University

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Susan Greenhalgh Biography

Susan Greenhalgh is an author, anthropologist, and specialist on contemporary China. Her interests lie in the social and political study of science, technology, and medicine, with a special focus on women’s health.

She is the John King and Wilma Cannon Fairbank Research Professor of Chinese Society in the Anthropology Department at Harvard University. Before joining Harvard in 2011, she was Professor of Anthropology at the University of California at Irvine and, before that, Senior Research Associate of the Population Council in New York City. She earned her doctorate and master’s degrees in anthropology from Columbia University and undergraduate degree in psychology from Wellesley College.

Since 1990, Greenhalgh has pursued five research-and-writing projects. These focus on the human costs of America’s “war on fat,” how Big Soda has intervened in China’s obesity epidemic, the political entanglements of science and technology in China, the origins and effects of China’s one-child policy, and the clinical “manufacture” of chronic pain.

What these diverse projects have in common is a fundamentally political concern about the operations and effects of institutionalized power -- the power of state bureaucracies, for example, or of large corporations, or even of scientific communities. In her work, she seeks to discover how the power embedded in such institutions works, what effects it produces, especially in the lives of ordinary people, and how it masks itself, with the goal of holding power accountable for what it does in the world. This is public anthropology -- anthropology that draws on in-depth ethnography and contemporary theory to address critical issues of the day.

Greenhalgh has authored five books and edited or co-edited four collections. Her essays have appeared in journals and edited books in anthropology, China studies, science and technology studies, women and gender studies, population studies, and medicine and public health.

As a writer always in search of effective means of communicating new ideas, she has experimented with such genres as auto-ethnography, narrative nonfiction, the feminist detective story, and multi-author/multi-discipline textual forms.

Greenhalgh’s work has been recognized by several life-time career achievement awards. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship, Harvard’s Walter Channing Cabot Fellowship, the Clifford C. Clogg Award for Early Career Achievement of the Population Association of America, and the Olivia Schieffelin Nordberg Award for Excellence in Writing and Editing in the Population Sciences.

Her book on the origins of China’s one-child policy, "Just One Child: Science and Policy in Deng’s China," took the top book prizes in China studies and science studies and earned honorable mention in two major book competitions in anthropology.

Her research has been funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Open Society Institute, the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the American Association of University Women, the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, and multiple research centers at Harvard, Columbia, and the University of California, Irvine.

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  • How do I book Susan Greenhalgh to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Susan Greenhalgh for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Susan Greenhalgh, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Susan Greenhalgh or any other speaker of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Susan Greenhalgh for a speaking engagement?

    Speaking fees for Susan Greenhalgh, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fee for a virtual event is Below $10,000. For the most current speaking fee to hire Susan Greenhalgh, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Susan Greenhalgh speak about?

    Susan Greenhalgh is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Authors, Women, Social Sciences, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion and Professors.
  • Where does Susan Greenhalgh travel from?

    Susan Greenhalgh generally travels from Cambridge, MA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
  • Who is the agent for Susan Greenhalgh?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Susan Greenhalgh for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Susan Greenhalgh for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Susan Greenhalgh or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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